Vandergriff struggling in Brainard

Bob, in the UPS Top Fuel dragster, had to settle for the #13 qualifying spot for Sunday's eliminations in the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainard, MN this weekend.

He ran a 4.66 ET in the quarter-mile at 319 MPH in the second round of qualifying and could not improve in his next attempts to put him in the bottom half of the 16 car field. He will face a surprising Doug Foley, who ran a 4.58 at 325 MPH, in the first round of eliminations.

Defending Powerade Champ, Tony Schumacher, is the #1 qualifier again and will be hard to defeat, but at the last event, Vandergriff started #12 and advanced to the final against Schumacher. It could happen again.

Won't be able to watch the tape delay but will catch all the action tomorrow on UPSers.com...oh, wait...maybe NOT!